Posts Tagged ‘Lincoln Chafee’
NE’s 2013 Legislative Sessions: Rhode Island
by Carolyn Morwick
September 17, 2013
Lawmakers passed a budget totaling $8.2 billion with no new fees or taxes and worked to address the state’s ailing business climate by providing structural changes and government reforms. Gov. Lincoln Chafee opposed the structural changes, but let the bill become law without his signature.
The budget provides for:
payment of $2.5 million related to the state-supported ... Read MoreTags: Carolyn, legislation, Lincoln Chafee, NECAP, Rhode Island | No Comments
Mass. OKs Casinos, Redistricting, Transgender Equality; Mass. and R.I. Reform Pensions
by Carolyn Morwick
December 6, 2011
After decades of debate, the Massachusetts Legislature passed and Gov. Deval Patrick signed legislation providing for casino gambling in the Bay State. The law creates the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to regulate casino gambling and authorizes three licenses for a resort casino in three regions of the state: Eastern Massachusetts between Boston and Worcester, Western ...
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NE Budget Math: Two More Plus Four Equals All Six NE States with Budgets Passed
by Carolyn Morwick
August 5, 2011
All six New England states have completed the initial step in their budget processes in this very difficult fiscal year.
In mid-June, we reported that Connecticut and Vermont had completed budgets in record time, followed by completions in Maine and New Hampshire. Now, Massachusetts and Rhode Island ...
Massachusetts Budget
To the consternation of labor leaders, Democratic lawmakers ...
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Walking Wounded: Education Budgets Taking Shape Across NE
by Carolyn Morwick
April 22, 2011
Governors, Legislators Seek Concessions From Labor Deep Cuts Applied to Higher Education and Scholarship Programs K-12 Treading Water After Losing Stimulus Funds
Connecticut
Gov. Dannel Malloy’s two-year plan to deal with a $3.2 billion deficit (in the first year alone) relies on significant concessions from labor to the tune of $1.5 billion. Unions gave Malloy strong support in ...
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Bleeding at NE Statehouses: The Latest on Budgets
by Carolyn Morwick
March 29, 2011
The author, NEBHE consultant and former director of the Caucus of New England State Legislatures Carolyn Morwick, notes that this update on state budgets was accurate as of March 29, but events are changing rapidly in the six state capitals.
Connecticut Biennial Budget
Gov. Dan Malloy’s two-year $40 billion budget calls for $1.5 billion in new ...
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Small Revenue Gains in NE States Not Enough to Stanch Ed Bleeding
by Carolyn Morwick
January 8, 2011
The good news is that the New England states are showing slight gains in revenue collections. The bad news is that it will not be enough to stave off a new round of budget cuts for the coming fiscal years. States are preparing budgets for FY12 and FY13 while addressing shortfalls in FY11 budgets. ...
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How New England Fared in the 2010 Midterm Elections
by Carolyn Morwick
November 10, 2010
It’s over. Gone are the acrimonious debates, boisterous crowds, vicious campaign attack ads, incessant robo calls and campaign paraphernalia cluttering street corners, highways, lawns and sidewalks. The voters have spoken in New England and across the nation.
Nationally, Republicans swept races for governor, the state legislatures and the U.S. Congress. According to the National Conference of ...
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